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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

quired by such commissioners and said coart shall
have mower IT, punish for contempt as in other
said court.
Section l6. That every officer, agent or employee
OF any railroad company who shall will
fully neglect or refuse TO make and
furnish any report required by the
commissioners, necessary 20 the purposes of this
act or who shall w,lfully and unlawfully hinder,
delay or obstruct said commissioners 10 the dis
charge OF the duties hereby imposed upon them,
shall forfeit and pay N of not less than one hun
dred nor more than five thousand dola 8. for each
oense, TO be recovered in action OF debt in the
name of the state of Texas.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27
Much Better.

A Massachusetts man who lay down in
an old tannery to sleep off drunk was Bit
ten in 442 different places by rats before he
sobered NJ sufficiently to know what was
going on. lie, however, hatters himself
that it was better than having them in his
boots.-Dctroit Free Press.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27
He Resented Familiarity.

care you ready to pay your four weeks
board billi' the landlady asked Lighthead.
"Madam," he replied, severely, "though
my name is William, object to any one
calling me Bill, and he slapped his hat on
his head and was out of the door and got
away for that day before she recovered
from her astonishment.- New York Sun.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27
Ups and Downs Of Lie

"one Of my schoolmates," said an old
man, ''was n rich mans son. l was poor
boy. He had more pocket money in a
week than | ever handled in my life. He is
now a conductor on q street car" "And
your 81 m the driver Of the car. "-Har-
per's Ba2ar
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27
IIowIs.

"Talk Of your English novelists, and the
noise they've made in the world, said Jones'
"Why there's an American novelist whose
name has made more noise than all Of them
put together.
"Who is heY asked Brown.
"How'lls," answered Jones. York
Sun
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

SIS he accom- lished?" was asked con.
corning a nobleman now honoring society.
81 should think he was" was the answer.
''He got $50 out of old Skiuhint, who
never lends cent. New York Mail and
Express.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

The man who reproachfuliy asks why
the churches do not have a revival all the
time is respectfully requested to elucidate
why we do not have a spring season all
the year through.-Detroit Christian Ad-
yOcate.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

Prospective Lodger-"And is there fire
in the room?" Landlady-"No, but there
is the most beautiful picture of an Italian
sunset you ever saw"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

Verdi has sold the copyright of his new
opera, "Iago," for $4,000, just twice
what Gounod received for publishing
rights in "The Redemption" 1t is not
extravagant to say that "Tago" is worth,
in an artistic sense, more than twice as
much as "The Redemption"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

Philadelphia North American: Many an
able politician digs his political grave
when he thinks he is building his boom.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

Galveston News-"Churchil got out Of
the cabinet because he did not care to
stay in tight place. Sensible man. He
has gone upon the continent"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27

The clerk of the supreme court admin
istered the oath of Office yesterday to
Hon. Jn0, M. Moore, the newly appointed
secretary of state, and to Hon. l.. l.. Fos-
ter, tho pew commissioner of insurance,
statistics and history, Mr.. Moore at once
entY.ed on the discharge of mis- duties,
and Mr.. Foster will probably assume
charge this morning. Mr.. Foster has
prepared his official bond in the sum of
$4,000.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
Pension Legislation.

A recent issue of the Chicago Times
contains in its Washington correspon-
dence an elaborate analysis of pension
legislation since the war The figures ii
gives of the increase in the annual ex>
penditures for pensions are startling.
They show that in 1867 the pension list
aggregated $40, 936, ISL; in 1878, 500. :
359, 1876; in 1880, $50, 777,174; in 1887,
S75, 653, 749. 1t will thus he seen that
more than twenty years after the close of
the war the payments on pension ac-
count are increasing with amazing rapid
ity, when in the natural course of events
they should be diminishing. The cause
is that each congress endeaYors to outbid
its predecessor for the soldier vote by in
creasing the rate of pensions aud enlarg>
ing the classes. The Times correspon-
dent says:
Is this thing going on indefinitely, and
if SO, where will it carry US in twenty
years? If it is to stop anywhere is there
any more marked absence of patriotism
and devotion to the old soldier in saying
that it should stop now that there was in
the action of the congresses directly after
the war IN fixing pensions at 800 and $2J
that have since been raised to S72'
For many years sthe pension for d
widow or other dependant relative was
IS. the rate fixed by republicans in the
heat of war and left by them untouched
for years after the war By and By some
body proposed to make the pension s12,
and then every man who opposed it was
traitor. or at least man totally devoid
of appreciation of the soldiers. A long
series Of republican congresses left the
pensions of the deaf at S13,- but if in the
fftieth congress the republicans push a
bill to increase this and the democrat:
oppose it of course the country will bt
told that it is because the democrat.
secretly sympathize with treason. 1t i;
more likely that the democrats will pust
such bill with q view of persuading 8
certain class of old soldiers that they
ought to vote the democratic ticket in the
fall of 1898.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
CHICAGO eooDLeRs MUST RESIGN.

Judge Jameson Thinks 1t Is Time for
Them to Step Down and Out.
CHICAGO, Aug. s-The case of the con-
victed boodlers was up before Judge jamie
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
A "Yoang Napoleon,s" Fall.

New YORK, Aug. S.-Henry S Ives. the
Young Napoleon" as he has been called for
brief time on Wall street, because of his
connection with big transactions, notably
the defunct Baltimore & Ohio deal. is at
about the end of his string, it seems. He has
been at the head of a syndicate that was
going to do great things for the Cincinnati,
Hamilton & Dayton, but there are reports
that he and Stayuor, his partner, will have
to step out of the direction of the affairs OF
that road, and any number of reports that
the firm Of Ives 81 Staynor is on the eve of
assignment This latter Stayuor denies That
Ives is in financial deep water seems to be be.
yond doubt 1t seems that his connection
with the & O. deal was what checked his
career, and ms aspiration to be great rail
way king has caesed him tooverreach himself
One result of the complications is a decline of
C., Ii. q d stock from 10 to 80,
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
THE ORANGE AND GREEN.
A Sunday Riot That Extended from Port
Rush to Belfast.

Rush to Belfast.
BELFA Asst, Aug s-A party of Irish Ma
tional Foresters made an excursion Sunday
from Belfast to Port Rush, near the Giants
CausewaY, and the whole affair was the oc-
caSion of a disgraceful riot. The excursion
lists made the trip in two special trains, and
when they landed in Port Rush large mum.
Der of Orangemen, who had learned that
they were coming, met them at the station
The Orangemen were well supplied with bot
ties stones and all kinds of missiles, and gave
the visitors warm reception on their ar
rival Immediately battle ensued, and the
air was filled with flying bottles and stones.
The decent and peaceable inhabitants and
the English and American tourists who were
in the place fed for refuge to the houses, and
the mob soon had the streets to themselves.
vigorous effort on the part of the police,
however, succeeded in finally checking the
rioters and put them to rout-
When the Foresters were ready to return
they found that the Orangemen all along the
line Of the railroad had been informed of the
trouble, and had turned out to make the re-
turn trip as uncomfortable as possible.
Whenever there was stop made the Orange
men stoned the trains, breaking the win dows
and wounding some of the Foresters The
latter replied to their assailants by delivering
shower of bottles at them, and in few
cases pistols were used. A youth standing
on the bridge at the Ballymoney station was
shot and has since died. At Ballymona a
Presbyterian minister and youth were
wounded, and the whole return to Belfast
was one continuous riot.
The police had been warned before their
arrival at Belfast and were ready for them
so that in Belfast there was no rioting. The
affair will undoubtedly be taken notice of by
the government.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
SNUBBING AN ADMIRAL.
SHARP LETTER FROM THE secRE-
TARY OF THE NAVY,

In Which Admiral Luce is Rebuked for
Action Relating to the Fisheries Cues
tion-The Cabinet Looking Around for
Cool spots-Accepting Prepayment oil
Interest-whituey on Repairs"
WASHINGTON CITY, Aug. s--Secretary
Whitney recently received the following re-
port dated Halifax, July 80, from Admiral
Luce, commanding the North Atlantic squad.
ron:
"As there appeared to be a want of infor-
nation on the part of our fishermen operating
in the waters of the Gulf of St Lawrence in
regard to the restrictions imposed upon foreign
fishing vessels by Canadian laws series Of
interrogatories were submitted to Capt. Scott,
of the Canadian fishery service, covering
their rights and the statutory restrictions,
and have the honor to inelose herewith the
answer. A number of these circulars will be
distributed among the fishing fleet for the in.
formation of those concerned"
The Enclosure is a printed sheet, headed
Queries and contains series of questions
submitted by Admiral Luce and the re-
plies thereto by Capt. Scott
Secretary Whitney has cablsd the follow.
ing to Admiral Luce. Il assume that your
application to Capt. Scott was not fol
the purpose of obtaining from him bn ex-
position of the law, but to enable our fisher
men to know the extent of the Canadian
claim, and thus avoid difficulties, if they
should so choose This is not quite clear
from your report, and it would he better tc
issue no more circulars and withdraw such
as are within your reach Capt Scott is moi
understood to be the agent Of his government
for any such purpose as that for which you
have employed him, and if he were the appli
cation might more properly be made to om
own government in case a correct statement
of the Canadian claim is desired"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

CHICAGO, Aug. s-The Herald says:
There is an area of perhaps 75,000 square
miles in the northwest where the dust hes
heavily upon the earth The district is
bounded by Madison, Wis, on the north,
Bloomington, HIS, on the south, Lake Michi-
gan on the east, and the Mississippi river on
the west. 1t Is within the limits of these
boundaries that vegetation has LOST its normal
color and the earth its moisture. Day after
-flav the sun senls Its burning rays
upon the parchr,i farms and tiel'iS. Leaves
are falling from the trees, the grass in the
meadows has grown yellow aud white, and
the streaas in which the cattle used to slake
their thirst are dry as po"der-horlls. The ELI
tire state of Indiana is suffering in the same
way, no general or effective rain having fal-
len since the latter part OF May" The conse
quence is that crops in these regions will b
almost total failures.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

For months past Texas has been divid-
ed on the question of prohibition
amendment to the state constitution.
Party lines have, for once, been disre.
garded, and democrat and republican,
shoulder on the one side or the other.
Both the United States senators, Reagan
and Maxey, were among the leaders OF
the prohibition cause. Many other prom
inent politicians also championed the pro,
hibition idea, as well as. of course. all
the ministers, In fact the prohibitionists
seem to have had decided advantage in
the way of oratoricsl talent, but as the
result shows, their opponents had the
most votes. The election was held
last week and resulted in the defeat
of the prohibition amendment by sbou
$4,000 majority. The people of Texas
were no doubt satisfied by the experience
of their Kansas neighbors that prohibi-
ton is not the best method of dealing
with the evils of excessive drinking. A
correspondent of the Rockford Register,
writing from the latter state. says that
there are not above six towns where the
initiated have any difficulty in obtaining
liquor. 1t would have been the same
way in Texas. Liquor would have been
sold as before, but the resulting revenue
would have been wiped out. Experience
is daily demonstrating the fact that the
wisest and most feasible temperance leg
Islaton is stringent high license law,
such as prevails in this state.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
PARDON WARSLEY AND MoSBY.
st. Louis Ex-Confederate's Version ri
Their Connection.

st. Louis Ex-Confederate's Version nj
Their Connection.
ST LOUIS. Mo-, Aug. 8 -Referring to the
telegram sent in these dispatches last week
purporting to give an account of the services
to the Uuion during the rebellion Of Pardow
Warsley, John W. Munson, of this city, who
was with Mosby during the war, says none of
it relating to Warsley's connection with
Mostly is true. He says Mosby detected
Warsley as soon as he saw him, and told him
10. He then offered to make it pay him
handsomely if he would go into the business
Of bringing goods from Washington and Bal
,imore, giving the Federals all the informa-
We could get, saying ''it amuses you and
don't hurt us" All that Mostly required
was that Warslev should fill orders promptly.
Munson says that Warsley admitted at once
who he was and accepted MOsby's proposal
and carried on the business, with enormous
orofts OF supplying the Confederates with
corduroy, boots, chewing tobacco and In one
ease big doll baby.
Said Mr. Munson "Col Mosby never
5ried to catch him Nor did the colonel ever
get any handsome young lady to spy upon
him, and Warsley never led any handsome
young lady through swamps and by rough
roads, for his Union passes and Col. Mosby's
protection made TRAVELLING along the main
turnpike much hendier. Col. Mosby never
put pistol to Warsleys head; never threat
sned to shoot him. never fought duel with
Sen Lees nephew about him; never
became his warm friend. Gen Lee
aever had nephew a lieutenant in the
army Col. Mostly never was surrounded
n house twice and cut his way out, and
Warsley never gave information OF his where
abouts, enabling the Union soldiers to sur
-ound him. and never on several occasions
got information of Mosby's Intended raids on
Washington i'll time to allow the authorities
o mass their forces ald save the capital,
FOR tue reason that Mostly never was big
enough fool to contemplate a raid on Wash
ington with his handful of men, and if he had
been the authorities would not have been
compelled to do much massing' to save the
capital The only plausible part of the tele-
gram is that Warsey ran Il bar-room in
Bradford after the war"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
A MOMENT OF HORROR
AT THE LAUNCH OF A VESSEL Al
MILWAUKEE.

Nearly a Hundred Persons Preeipitated
Into the Water by the Dock Giving
way-Four Fatalities and Dozen or
More wounded-seven Persons Killed at
a Great London Fire.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. s,--A terrible
accident happened late Saturday afternoon
during the launching of the new steam barge
Wolf at Wolf e. Davidson's shipyard. A
large crowd of men, women and children had
gathered to witness the event The dock Of
the Northwestern Coal company on the OPP
posite side Of the slip afforded a good lookout
from which to witness the launch and was
taken advantage of by hundreds of specta-
tors They were cautioned not to stand on
the upper platform, but to no purpose. Their
weight, together with the waves of the
launch, caused considerable portion of the
dock to give way, precipitating nearly l0o
persons into the river below. The terrible
cries of the women and children caused
thrill of horror to run through the great
crowds on the opposite bank Of the slip. Hun
dreds of row-boats were on the scene of the
terrible disaster in an instant, and assisted
drowning
The list of casualties is as follows: Killed
Eddie Zerbel, Is years old, was killed by
the coal boxes with which coal was hauled
out of the boats; an unknown man, squeezed
in between the ship and the coal dock, and
completely crushed, the body sunk and could
not be found; Calvin Friester, ~ years old,
unmarried, received dangerous wounds and
died during the evening; Charles Walrick,
sent to a neighboring drug store, and from
| there to his residence, where he died shortly
| afterwards.
The injured are: Mrs. James P. Brett,
wounded on shoulder and head-she tumbled
| into the water and was saved afterwards;
Mrs Albert Gibbs, wounded on head and
| shoulder-she also fell into the river, but was
rescued; Theodore Trott, slightly, and the
following also slightly: John Killing, Mrs
Clayton c. Smith, Mrs Gertie Smith, Miss
Setback, Fanny Sethafer, Theo klatt, John
g. Leisenfeldt, Dennis Mckay, Mrs. Frayh-
ling, and Willie Knock The wounded are
| all doing well and no other fatalities are an
| ticipated.
Fortunately the vessel as she recovered from
her plunge did not crash against the dock OPP
posite or fifty people would have been crushed
to death. As it was. fears were entertained
that several people had been drawn under by
the suction and probably drowned The
river was dragged, but without result.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

New YORK, Aug. S.-Governor Jerry
Rusk, of Wisconsin, was marshalling his
family together for a descent on Long
Branch Saturday when reporter met him
at the Fifth Avenue hotel. He said: Poll
tics are quiet now in my state | do not care
to discuss the presidential question. The i'm
preston prevails out west that it is best to
choose western candidate Mr.. Blaine and
Mr.. Sherman both have friends in my state
Mr.. Sherman is strong with the Germans.
Whoever the candidate happens to be Wis
consin will support him"
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. S-Mrs. Cleve-
land entertained Collector Rowland, of this
port, at Marion Saturday evening. Sunday
morning, accompanied by Miss A L. Dawes and
Gen. and Mrs Greedy, she attended the Con-
grrgational church at Marion, and listened to
a sermon by Rev. John Fuller, of Midway.
In the afternoon she took long drive with
her uncle Harmon, returning too late to at
tend the services at the Episcopal chapel
Her noD-sttendance caused much disappoint-
ment TO the large congregation. Mrs Cleve-
lands presence in Marion is attracting great
many visitors to the place from neighboring
tDu
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

FULTON, Mo, Aug. S-Coroner Epperson
held an inquest Saturday on the body of Her.
son Smith, who was assassinated four miles
south of town Friday. The evidence devel-
oped before the coroner pointed to Smiths
son, Mentor, as the murderer. When the
boy was put on the witness stand he adj
mitted doing the shooting, and says he was
persuaded to dose by his sister and a colored
boy be met here on the 4th. Mentor is a
very youthful murderer, being only 10 years
old. He says his father did not treat him
we'll, and whipped him for stealing away
from home on the night of the 18th. The
whipping was done in the morning, and it
seems the boy watched for chance to muir
der his father
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

ined-the motion for a new trial, and pro-
posed that if the sentences of McClaughrey,
Ochs and Wasserman were converted to
fine of 81 0o0 the motion for new trial in
their behalf would be withdrawn also.
The judge was willing to give time for the
motion, but absolutely refused to consider the
matter while the convicted men were MEM
bers of the board of commissioners.
at is certainly time that something should
be done, said Judge Jameson. "These men
stand convicted of having defrauded the peo-
pie. They must no longer administer trusts
which they have betrayed. | am prepared to
act upon the motion for new trial at once
in order.to secure the purifying of "the county
board On the other hand, | am willing to
grant time, but these defendants must resign.
The spectacle of some of the defendants adj
ministering the affairs of the county from the
Jail can not be thought of
The indge said he would consider the time
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

KINGSTON, Ont, Aug. s.-The schooner
Edward Blake, on board of which McGarigle
made his escape, arrived here at 7 o'clock
Sunday morning, and had barely made fast
before she was boarded by A. F. Holmes,
representing Sheriff Matson, of Chicago, and
detective of this city. Mr. Holmes desired
TO obtain deposition from the captain to the
effect that the sheriff was not party to the
escape of McGarigle. The captain refused to
make deposition of any kind, but did not
object to his crew doing as they pleased in
the matter Mr. Holmes then offered the
crew their expenses to Chicago if they would
90 there and testify as above, but no arrange
ment had been made up to late hour.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08

CHIcAGo, Ans. s.-The programme of tbs
military encampment to be held here in
october has been issued, and shows that the
prizes TO he awarded will aggregate 81, 200
the largest amount ever competed for. The
prizes will 90 to every branch of military
service There will he three sham battles
grand pyroteehnic displays, massed band con
certs, and dress parades letter has beer
received from j. B. Casileman acting al
jutent general of Kentucky, indorsing the
action of the management regarding colored
troops, providing they be encsmped sep.
arateiy.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-08-08
LOSS OF LIFE AT A FIRE.
Seven Persons Believed to Have Perished-
The Loss in Money.

LONDON, Aug S-Whitely's enormous
drapery and general warehouses in West
Bourne Grove and Queens road, Paddington,
were destroyed by fire. Saturday evening
dreadful accident occurred while
The fire was in progress. Several of White
Tvs employees and score of firemen were
crossing frail bridge, which connected one of
the buildings with another, when the struc-
ture collapsed and threw its occupants down
into the street, distance Of fifty feet Three
of the employees and two firemen were killed
outright All the others received terrible i'll
iuries, some of which, it is thought, will
prove fatal
Fire engines continued to pour water upon
the ruins of Whitely's establishment all Sun
day Three bodies were recovered from the
debris, and it is believed that four others re-
main buried The firm will rebuild at once
The loss on the seven SHOPS destroyed is about
81 sou, 600 This is the most disastrous of the
five fires which have occurred on the premises
since 1892 Mr.. Whitley is convinced thai
he is the victim of foul play.